Detailed Flower Shading: Pen Techniques
Learn how to shade flowers with pen through observation, value study and controlled hand movement. This recorded workshop helps you create depth, soft transitions and detailed floral texture.
Included with the OB Art Circle
This course is the recording of a live workshop I taught, so I no longer sell it on its own. You can watch it inside the OB Art Circle. It is one of the 19 courses the membership opens, along with two live sessions a month and the community.
Join the OB Art Circle→From $19 a month, and you can stop whenever you like.
If you bought this course before, it is still in your account.
What you'll learn
- Understand value, light and shadow for floral drawing
- Improve stroke control and hand movement for pen shading
- Analyse flower references before starting the artwork
- Create soft transitions, depth and petal texture with pen
- Follow a detailed demonstration from study to finished shading
What you will work through
This recorded workshop focuses on the careful pen techniques behind detailed flower shading. You will study how light, shadow and value shape a flower, then translate that observation into controlled marks.
Anjali demonstrates hand movement, reference analysis and practical shading methods so you can add depth, softness and structure to floral illustrations without losing the delicacy of the subject.
Best for
- Artists who want to improve floral shading with pen
- Beginners with basic drawing confidence
- Intermediate students refining botanical illustration details
Requirements
- Basic drawing comfort is helpful but not required
Materials
- Sketchbook
- Pencil
- Eraser
- Fineliner pens
- Flower reference image
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Anjali Singh
Anjali Singh is the artist behind Ooshybooshy, specialising in floral, ornamental and acanthus art. 299 students have enrolled in her courses, and she teaches inside the OB Art Circle too, taking people from first strokes to confident, balanced ornamental compositions and sharing her process for structure, references, composition and intricate detailing. More about Anjali.
What students say
“beautiful results. definitely takes practice though.”
“love how detailed Anjali gets with the petals.”
“wish it was a little longer but the content is solid.”
“the shading techniques are incredible. my flowers look 3d now!”
“the pen techniques shown here are super helpful.”
“really focused class on just shading. exactly what i needed.”
“i was struggling to make my botanical drawings look realistic until this.”
Questions, answered
Can I buy this course on its own?＋
Not any more. This one is the recording of a live workshop, and it now comes with the OB Art Circle membership rather than being sold separately. If you bought it before, it stays in your account for good and nothing about it has changed for you.
What materials do I need?＋
Each lesson lists what to use. For most ornamental work a sketchbook, pencil, eraser and a fineliner pen are enough to begin.
Is this suitable for my level?＋
This course is pitched at an intermediate level, but every step is demonstrated slowly so motivated beginners can follow along.
Where to go next
Flowers in Ornamental Art
Integrating Elements in Ornamental Art
How to Draw Scroll Connectors: Knots and Ties
Would you like to try the motif first? I have written a free step by step tutorial on the same motif: Pen and Ink Shading Techniques for Botanical Art.
Start learning today
Included with the OB Art Circle
This course is the recording of a live workshop I taught, so I no longer sell it on its own. You can watch it inside the OB Art Circle. It is one of the 19 courses the membership opens, along with two live sessions a month and the community.
Join the OB Art Circle→From $19 a month, and you can stop whenever you like.
If you bought this course before, it is still in your account.